After ten games, 34 goals and more noise than we’ve heard in a long time, the first round of the 2021-22 Premier League season is in the books. Here are four things that stood out on the opening weekend . Return of the dribblersNone of the first 36 rounds of Premier League fixtures last season involved more than 400 dribbles in total. When fans returned in their thousands on the 37th match day, there were 403 dribbles: the highest figure of the season. That was matched at the weekend, as teams played in front of full stadiums again.

Source: The Times August 16, 2021 16:02 UTC